DID YOU KNOW … Canton’s state Senator Brian A. Joyce recently announced that the town of Canton will receive $1,856,687 in local aid from the state and $4,751,687 in aid to Canton schools. According to the Canton Finance Committee, state aid was $715,000 more than anticipated. The past several winters caused the snow and ice […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Conservation Commission Chairwoman Debra Sundin has come under fire for her handling of a request for public records made by developer Scott Lenhart. According to a letter sent to Sundin on May 25, Lenhart had requested the public records on April 18, and as of May 25, he had not […]
DID YOU KNOW … At a recent special town meeting, Westwood voters approved seven warrant articles authorizing zoning changes and other measures clearing the way for the construction of the University Station project. The project, which started out eight years ago, was originally known as Westwood Station by developers Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, but they […]
DID YOU KNOW … According to a recent report in the Boston Globe, the Blue Hills Ski Resort on Route 138 in Canton has been operated by Ski Blue Hills Management, LLC for the past six years. The company’s five-year contract expired this past season. According to the Globe report, Vero Piacentini, the company’s general […]
DID YOU KNOW … The town of Canton may become only the second community in Massachusetts to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21. As first reported by the Canton Citizen last month, the Canton Board of Health verbally agreed to increase the age after hearing about […]
DID YOU KNOW … A $754,000 project to replace windows at the Hansen Elementary and Galvin Middle School skyrocketed to $2,345,000 following the discovery of toxic contaminants and asbestos found in the window caulking at both schools. According to Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino, and thanks in large part to Canton Finance Director Jim Murgia […]
DID YOU KNOW … At the annual town meeting to be held on Monday, May 13, voters will be asked to approve a zoning change that will allow the construction of a senior housing community in Canton. The “SHOD” (Senior Housing Overlay District) zoning articles, submitted by attorney Richard Staiti on behalf of Brightview Senior […]
DID YOU KNOW … The annual town meeting is being held on Monday, May 13, and Canton seniors need your help and support. They need your vote so they can renovate the old Knights of Columbus building at 500 Pleasant Street into a new senior center that they desperately need. MAC has been closely following […]
On Saturday, April 13, Dan Berardi was the guest of honor at the Canton Town Club as his family and many friends turned out to celebrate his 90th birthday. Dan Berardi is a true Cantonite. Born of immigrant parents, Candido and Mary Berardi, and raised in Canton, he lived on Revere Street and later moved […]
DID YOU KNOW … Canton Town Clerk Tracy Kenney was hoping to save the town a portion of the estimated $8,000 to $10,000 in associated election costs by combining this year’s town election on April 2 (which had no contests) with the April 30 special state primary election for the U.S. Senate. The state legislature […]
